Where'd These Drinks Come From?

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No one knows exactly where the martini or margarita originated — a part of their enduring mystique, no doubt — but many of the world's most famous cocktails can be credited to some bar or restaurant. Here's a list of classic examples:

Harvey Wallbanger (1968) — Pancho's Bar, Manhattan Beach, California, concocted as a way to use the new product Galliano and named after a probably mythic surfer who would drink them and bang into the wall afterwards.

Hurricane (1960s) — Pat O'Brien's, New Orleans, as a promotion for the restaurant, which created a glass specifically for the drink.

Bloody Mary (1920s) — Harry's New York Bar, Paris, France, by bartender Ferdinand "Pete" Petiot, after vodka and tomato juice came to Paris. There it was called the Bucket of Blood, but after he moved to the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, it was renamed the Bloody Mary.

Zombie (1930s) — Don the Beachcomber, Los Angeles, so-called after a customer he made it for said he felt "like the living dead" after drinking it.

Bellini (1930s) — Harry's Bar, Venice, Italy, by owner Giuseppe Cipriani, who named it after an exhibition of the paintings of Giovanni Bellini.